Tridentum Campaign |
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Part of Great Astyrian War |
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Date | 11 February 1922 - 11 February 1923 |
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Location | |
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Result |
Exponent victory |
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Belligerents |
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Aquitayne Aswick |
Empire of Exponent |
Commanders and leaders |
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Andre Cedargore Richard Bochit Sam Houston T. David Dundas Michael Nance Robert Morondale |
Decius Arminius Caius Festinius Linus Oppius Livius Eustacius Proclus Labienus Epimachus Marcellus Stonehammer |
Units involved |
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Aswickan Expeditionary Force 2 Corps (6 Divisions) XXI Corps (5 Divisions) |
IX Army: 12 Divisions |
Strength |
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4 Divisions (initial) 11 Divisions (final)
Total: 358,600 |
4 Divisions (initial) 12 Divisions (final)
Total: 236,625 |
Casualties and losses |
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137,837 battle casualties 2,771+ died of disease 80,667 evacuated sick
Total: 221,275 casualties |
42,460 killed 72,755 wounded or injured 8,383 missing or PoW 52,080 evacuated sick 15,750 died of disease
Total: 191,428 casualties |
The Tridentum Campaign, was a campaign of the Great Astyian War that took place on the Tridenta peninsula in modern day Bungussi. Aquitayne sought to weaken the Empire of Exponent by opening a second front in the country's northern territories. The invaders launched a naval attack followed by an amphibious landing on the peninsula, to capture the Exponent city of Tilurium. The naval attack was repelled and after a year's fighting, with many casualties on both sides, the land campaign was abandoned and the invasion force was withdrawn. It was a costly and humiliating defeat Aswick and Aquitayne.
The campaign was a major Exponent victory in the war. In BC, it is regarded as a defining moment in the history of the state, a final surge in the defence of the motherland as the Empire of Exponent retreated. The struggle formed the basis for the rebellions that spelled the end of the Empire of Exponent in the nineties. The campaign is often considered to be the final push needed for Aswickan independence; 25 April, the anniversary of the landings, is known as "Trident Day", the most significant commemoration of military casualties and veterans in the two countries, surpassing Remembrance Day (Armistice Day).
Background
Allied strategy
Naval campaign
Preparations for invasion
Allied landing preparations
Exponent defensive preparations
Landings
Aswick Cove
Land campaign
Early battles
Operations: June 1922
Exponent counter-offensive: 25 June 2922
Operations July-August 1922
September offensive
Evacuation
Aftermath
Military repercussions
Political effects
Casualties
Sickness
Graves and memorials
Subsequent operations
Legacy